After enduring almost nine months of COVID-19 in the United States, it seems as if a vaccine may not be far away. On Nov. 9, the biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and the biotech company BioNTech announced that their vaccine candidate was more than 90 percent effective in phase three trials. The…
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Opinion: What Your Mask Says About You
COVID-19 has taken over our lives, and masks play a key role in keeping our communities safe and healthy, as stipulated by the Centers for Disease Control. As face masks become a staple in our daily wardrobes, there are many options on the market for people to protect themselves and…
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Jewell to provide free COVID-19 testing to students, faculty, staff prior to Thanksgiving Break
William Jewell College is offering free optional COVID-19 testing to students, faculty and staff the week prior to Thanksgiving Break. Jewell is doing so in an effort to ensure that members of the College community can travel back home to see their families with the assurance that they will not…
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Opinion: Online friends have made the pandemic more bearable
You don’t hear about it as much as you used to, but Fortnite, the worldwide multi-billion dollar online phenomena, has left a legacy much larger than people realize. Trust me, I see Fortnite the same way as everyone reading this does – a game for children to obsess over. Although,…
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COVID-19 Update
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) have released documents to health officials in all 50 states outlining the strategy for the distribution of a possible coronavirus vaccine. This strategy is a…
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Opinion: Pink or blue? Who cares?
We have all seen the countless videos centered around the big question everyone seems to want to know: is the new baby a bouncing boy or a glittery girl? You’ll find your answer in cakes filled with sprinkles, balloons filled with confetti, baseballs filled with colored powder and, recently, pyrotechnics…
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Jewell celebrates class of 2020 with in-person graduation ceremony
On Sept. 12, William Jewell College hosted a socially-distanced commencement convocation for the graduated class of 2020 on Greene Field. Due to COVID-19, the graduation ceremony was unable to take place on its typical date in May. Graduated members of the class of 2020 had the chance to return to…
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COVID Week 1 Update: We Survived
William Jewell College started its first week of school Aug. 26 with mostly in-person classes for the fall semester. Prior to starting school, the College administered mandatory COVID-19 tests for all employees and student-athletes, while remaining students could opt for voluntary testing. According to the Jewell Coronavirus Response page, during…
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Jewell plans for reopening with campus changes for 2020-21
William Jewell College will reopen for in-person classes Aug. 26. As the College opens, it will be instituting many changes to life, academics and work on campus to keep the community safe and healthy. Primary changes include modes of delivery for courses, a facial covering policy, mandated social distancing, daily…
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